1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMPDEN COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 418 410 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 417 37 477 Average size of farm .......acres.. 90 91 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 357 644 295 835 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 617 3 275 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 543 27 033 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 149 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 386 367 acres.. 16 114 15 047 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 352 323 acres.. 11 663 10 842 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 66 acres.. 1 095 691 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 107 18 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 633 46 211 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 986 13 832 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 120 5 114 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 24 $100,000 or more .................... 56 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 535 15 559 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 519 38 042 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 209 215 Other ............................... 209 195 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 202 200 days or more ................... 148 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 101 130 number.. 3 555 4 314 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 74 number.. 527 567 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 50 number.. 1 384 1 930 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 76 97 number.. 1 214 1 458 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 29 number.. 264 449 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 18 number.. 552 1 136 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 35 number.. 451 685 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 49 number.. 895 6 050 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 45 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 12 acres.. 125 142 bushels.. 10 130 10 500 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 40 acres.. 1 673 2 150 tons, green.. 29 035 38 430 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 181 173 acres.. 7 004 5 834 tons, dry.. 12 935 12 438 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 66 70 acres.. 1 221 1 505 Land in orchards..............farms.. 43 57 acres.. 711 825 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.